Table 5. Subcellular localization of the proteins involved in the cell cycle in endothelial cells and in both controls (in vitro endothelial cells and epithelial cells of whole flat-mounted corneas).
| Endothelial cells | Epithelial cells | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target protein | Fresh | Stored | In vitro cultures | Fresh | Stored |
| Ki67 | A | A | N | N | N |
| PCNA | N | N | N, N+C | N, C, N+C | N |
| MCM2 | C | C | N, N+C | N | N |
| cyclin D1 | C | C | N, N+C | C, N+C | N |
| cyclin E | N | N | C | N, C, N+C | N, C, N+C |
| cyclin A | C | C | N, N+C | C | N, C, N+C |
| p16 | N | N | N, C, N+C | N, C, N/C | C |
| p21 | A | A | N | N, C | N |
| p27 | N | N | N, C, N+C | N, C, N+C | N, C, N+C |
A: absence of detection; N: nuclear; C: cytoplasmic, N+C: both nuclear and cytoplasmic.